11 May in History

330 A.D.--The city of Byzantium is renamed Nova Roma, but it is commonly called Constantinople.

1310--In France, 54 Knights Templar are burned at the stake as heretics.

1858--Minnesota is admitted to the Union as the 32nd State.

1862--The C.S.S. Virginia is scuttled on the James River.

1943--American troops invade the island of Attu to remove the Japanese.

1945--The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Bunker Hill, is hit by two kamikaze planes, but survives the attack.